Expedience, not justice, is the rule of contemporary…

It will be of little avail to the people, that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the laws be…

— Alexander Hamilton

“Start with the observation that American law is not designed to catch and punish every instance of illegal conduct. Nothing short of a totalitarian…

— Dale Carpenter

American law needs to reflect gods law.

— Gordon Klingenschmitt

Some may remember, if you have good memories, that there used to be a concept in Anglo-American law called a presumption of innocence, innocent…

— Noam Chomsky

American laws don't work, but at least the laws of physics might work.

— Gore Vidal

I think the archaic idea is actually winner take all, because the principle of "one person, one vote" is a principle that was introduced…

— Lawrence Lessig

“Indeed, they embraced a tradition that was notorious for its incompatibility with American law and liberty. The connection between absolute and administrative power was…

— Philip Hamburger

All students, members of the faculty, and public officials in both Mississippi and the Nation will be able, it is hoped, to return to…

— John F. Kennedy

It is the fundamental theory of all the more recent American law...that the average citizen is half-witted, and hence not to be trusted to…

— H. L. Mencken

Law is a process. If there is equality of process for everybody, then that's our definition of justice. Whether or not what is done…

— Francis George

It's important to every American that the law protect his or her basic liberty

— Stephen Breyer

Besides the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation… Notwithstanding the military establishments in the…

— James Madison

Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe. The supreme power in…

— Noah Webster

Educating Lawyers succeeds admirably in describing the educational programs at virtually every American law school. The call for the integration of the three apprenticeships…

— Stephen Wizner

The fact is, American law encourages whistleblowers and, often, they go down in history as courageous people of principle who made their country better.

— Neil Macdonald